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| Global Score | |
| 72.9 | 81.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2016-04-16 | 2020-04-27 |
| 5.71 x 2.79 x 0.27 inches | 6.27 x 2.88 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.08 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver | Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush red and Prism Crush white |
| Aluminum | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | MediaTek Helio P65 MT6768 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A75 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Mali-G52 MC2 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.24 | 10.89 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy A31 is better than the Huawei P9, with an 81.3 score against 72.9. The Galaxy A31 construction is notably newer than the Huawei P9's, although it is thicker and noticeably heavier. Huawei P9 counts with a bit superior CPU than Galaxy A31, although it has 1 GB less RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores.
Huawei P9 counts with a bit more vivid screen than Galaxy A31, because although it has a quite smaller screen and a little bit worse 1080 x 1920 resolution, it also counts with a little more pixels per inch in the screen. The Samsung Galaxy A31 features a very superior storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei P9, because it has 32 GB more internal memory capacity and a slot for external memory cards that admits a maximum of 512 GB.
The Galaxy A31 shoots better pictures and videos than Huawei P9, because although it has worse video frame rates, and they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition, the Galaxy A31 also counts with a way bigger back-facing camera sensor which offers a much better image and video quality, a way higher 48 mega-pixels resolution back camera and a bigger aperture to take better captures and videos in low-light environments.
The Galaxy A31 counts with a much longer battery life than Huawei P9, because it has a 67% more battery capacity.
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